Seismology

Earthquake of the month: Bengkulu – Indonesia M 6.8-6.9

EGU Seismology ECS Team September 16, 2020

Focal mechanisms Credit: IPGP - SCARDEC

August was not highlighted by a large event (> M7) and the choice for the earthquake of the month was a bit tricky. Four events were available to choose from: An intraplate EQ in the US (M5.1), the largest event in this region since 1916, an M6.6 in the Philippines, a deep earthquake (~620 km) M6.9 in Indonesia, and a doublet earthquake (M6.8 – 6.9) in Indonesia. After some discussion, we ...[Read More]

Seismology Job Portal

EGU Seismology ECS Team September 8, 2020

On this page, we regularly update open positions in Seismology for early career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal.

From light to waveform: how fiber-optic cables can be repurposed as seismic arrays

Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos September 1, 2020

What is Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) and why is it exciting? Any observational seismologist would agree that our understanding of subsurface structure and dynamics is in great part limited by our ability to acquire data at the right locations, with the necessary spatial and temporal resolution. However, although our ultimate objective would be to cover the Earth with high-quality, broadband ...[Read More]

Git or Perish

Maria Tsekhmistrenko August 25, 2020

Disclaimer: This example was designed to showcase a bad code. Do not use. Do not replicate. Forget you have ever seen it!

Tell me if this sounds familiar to you: Act I After a fruitful discussion with a colleague, you exchange codes and algorithms. You are happy because you are convinced you will save some time through this collaboration and you don’t need to develop the same codes yourself. Act II The drama unfolds slowly. Firstly, you search without success for a README file or instructions on how to execute ...[Read More]